@2012 - I agree with wa-ithaka... In developed countries e.g. USA/UK... political 'heat' means lawsuits, words bandied about & bruised egos at most... (political violence is very rare or localized)
In Kenya (among most other developing countries)... political bad blood translates to spilt blood...
3,000 dead from political violence would be a major turning point in the USA (whose population 9x Kenya)... yet in Kenya... it is almost business as usual...
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett